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The Reuther Library announces with sadness the death of Detroit cultural icon Harriet Berg on February 20, 2025.
More than 30 years ago, Harriet and her husband Irving Berg founded and endowed the Michigan Dance Archives (MDA) at the Reuther Library.  read more »

Join the Walter P. Reuther Library on March 27th as we host Alan Reuther to celebrate his new book, Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights.

Alan will discuss the biography about his father, Roy Reuther, a leader of the 1937 Flint sit-down strike that gave rise to the UAW. The book chronicles Roy’s central involvement in the civil rights struggle, support for striking farmworkers, and efforts to expand registration and voting in elections, as well as his close work with icons Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez. Roy Reuther and the UAW will be on sale at the event, and Alan will be available to sign your copy!  read more »

Due to inclement weather the Walter P. Reuther Library building will be closing at 3 p.m. today, Wednesday, February 12th, and will not reopen until Friday, February 14th.

During this building closure, staff will be working remotely and are happy to help assist your research needs. Please submit your questions to reutherreference@wayne.edu and we will answer as soon as we can. Stay safe!

The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, invites applications for the Ronald Raven Award to begin Spring 2025. The award consists of $2,500 to go toward tuition, fees, or other educational expenses and an internship of 135 hours at the Walter P. Reuther Library. Applications are due by Friday, February 14, 2025.  read more »